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Amazon Scholar
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
Not specified
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
Amazon Scholars is a program that enables university professors to work on large-scale and high-impact technical challenges at Amazon without leaving their academic institutions. The program is designed for world-class, senior-level academics from universities around the globe to join Amazon to work in teams on cutting-edge research in their field of specialty, supported by access to some of the world’s richest databases. Amazon Scholars gives academics an opportunity to develop, test, and apply research methods in practice, innovating in ways that produce immediate, real-world benefits to individuals and families across the globe. In addition to developing high-impact science and research, Scholars gain valuable, real-world, industry experience to bring back to their students in their home university research labs and classrooms.
Qualifications
- PhD in a relevant field or related discipline
- 5+ years of relevant work or academic experience
- Experience leading technical research projects with multiple stakeholders
- Current affiliation with an academic or research institution
- Recognized expert in the external community in an applied science discipline and routinely applies knowledge from other disciplines
- Broad knowledge of applied mathematics and foundational understanding of algorithms and computational complexity
- Expert-level research analysis and technical leadership capabilities
- Expert knowledge in modeling and performance, operationalization, and scalability of scientific techniques and establishing decision strategies
- Ability to independently lead research development and analysis in a fast-paced environment
- Proven track record of innovation in creating novel technologies and advancing the state of the art
- Publications at top-tier, peer-reviewed conferences and/or journals
- Exceptional verbal and written communication and consensus-building skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
Requirements
- Work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff
- Adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions
- Communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service
- Follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies
- Exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism
- Safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
- Consideration for employment for qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records (per local ordinances)
- Support for applicants with disabilities during the application and hiring process
Job Requirements
- PhD in a relevant field or related discipline
- 5+ years of relevant work or academic experience
- Experience leading technical research projects with multiple stakeholders
- Current affiliation with an academic or research institution
- Recognized expert in the external community in an applied science discipline and routinely applies knowledge from other disciplines
- Broad knowledge of applied mathematics and foundational understanding of algorithms and computational complexity
- Expert-level research analysis and technical leadership capabilities
- Expert knowledge in modeling and performance, operationalization, and scalability of scientific techniques and establishing decision strategies
- Ability to independently lead research development and analysis in a fast-paced environment
- Proven track record of innovation in creating novel technologies and advancing the state of the art
- Publications at top-tier, peer-reviewed conferences and/or journals
- Exceptional verbal and written communication and consensus-building skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff
- Adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions
- Communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service
- Follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies
- Exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism
- Safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
- Consideration for employment for qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records (per local ordinances)
- Support for applicants with disabilities during the application and hiring process
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